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When I got up there, Beecham Bones was spouting away to the mob his long hair flying about his back exciting them to resist laws made by brutal thieving landlords, and all that kind of gibberish; telling them that they would be supported by a great party in Parliament, &c., &c. The people, however, took it all good-naturedly enough.
Captain Barber, sighing good-naturedly at his dulness, turned his chair a bit and explained the situation. "Mrs. Banks won't let you and Elizabeth marry till she's gone," said he. His nephew nodded. "I've been at her ever so long," said the other, "but she's firm. Now I'm trying artfulness.
'I will go to the library for an hour, said Rhoda, who had not seated herself. 'Mr. Barfoot won't leave before ten, I suppose? 'I don't think there will be any private talk. 'Still, if you will let me So, when Everard appeared, he found his cousin alone. 'What are you going to do? she asked of him good-naturedly. 'To do? You mean, how do I propose to employ myself?
Once there was occasion for O'Ryan to catch Fergus by the arm, and Fergus winced from the grip. When standing in the wings with Terry he ventured to apologise playfully for the joke, but Terry made no answer; and once again he had whispered good-naturedly as they stood together on the stage; but the reply had been a low, scornful laugh. Fergus realised that a critical moment was at hand.
"Oh, we'll do it somehow," the Colonel replied good-naturedly. And the visitors shook their heads a little and smiled and changed the subject. But to attempt to rope a rhinoceros or a lion required fresh horses, and ever since we had left Nairobi, nearly a fortnight ago, we had worked our horses hard every day.
"Go!" cried George Strong, watch in hand and his eye on the second hand. Away went the brothers side by side, while a cheer went up from those who had wished to see Sam win. Tom kept close to his brother until the rounding rock was gained and here Sam compelled him to drop behind. "Go on!" yelled Tom good-naturedly. "Go! I'm after you!" and he put on an extra spurt.
It was like red bronze, bold, raw, sharp. He laughed again, as if good-naturedly amused with himself, and the laugh scarcely changed the hard set of his features.
If it were not possible to see the Duke, I would like a peep at my venerable aunt Aberdeen, who was about as well qualified to sway the destinies of discontented England as a virgin pumpkin; and together with my ever amiable Lord Clarendon, would set a world at war good-naturedly. These very high functionaries, Mr.
Dolly looked down at her handsome childish face good-naturedly. She was such an incongruous mixture of beauty and utter simplicity, this easy-going baby of sixteen, that Dolly could not have helped liking her heartily under any circumstances, even supposing there had been no tie of relationship between them. "I wish it was white satin and you were going to wear it," she said.
"You can't give me what I want most. There are three things, and I've got to wait for them all." "Gracious me, what are they?" cried the old lady, good-naturedly, for she felt better already. "A mustache, a beaver, and a sweetheart," answered Toady, with his eyes fixed wistfully on Baa-baa, who possessed all these blessings, and was particularly enjoying the latter at that moment.
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